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SM Najmus Sakib

Journalist Dhaka
SM Najmus Sakib

SM Najmus Sakib is a journalist based in Dhaka. His work focuses on human rights, refugee rights, public health, the environment and climate change. Follow him on Twitter @ns_rafsan.

 

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Garment Industry in Bangladesh Struggles to Contain Pollution
 
 
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Climate Crisis / El Niño Effect / II Analysis
Cotton supply rises and falls with harvests, which leaves it exposed to El Niño in a way that synthetic fibres produced in factories largely are not.

A Weather Shock to Cotton Could Push Fashion Further Towards Fossil Fibres

  • Subir Ghosh

14 October 2026
Climate Crisis / El Niño Effect / III Analysis
Tariffs on American cotton helped redirect Chinese demand towards Brazil, concentrating a large share of global trade in a single exporting country and its climate.

China Draws on Large Stocks While Other Importers Compete for Scarce Cotton

  • Subir Ghosh

15 October 2026
 
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Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / III Analysis
Global buyers reducing their dependence on China have redistributed tens of billions of dollars in apparel orders, rewarding suppliers able to scale production quickly and reliably.

The Orders China Released Found Homes Everywhere Except in Indian Factories

  • Richa Bansal

21 October 2026
Double Jeopardy / Indian Exports / II Analysis
Workers who travel across states for garment jobs are often the first released when orders fall, making migration patterns an early indicator of trade stress.

The Cost of New US Tariffs Would Fall First on Migrant Workers in India

  • Richa Bansal

20 October 2026
 
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Worker Rights / Java Story Commentary
The Central Java Gender Justice Agreement reflects a shift in global supply-chain thinking, showing how binding commitments and worker participation can transform workplace safety and accountability in garment manufacturing.

How the Central Java Agreement Is Rewriting Rules on Workplace Safety in Garment Supply Chains

  • Subir Ghosh

11 March 2026
Country Overview / Ethiopia Report
The basic wage that workers get simply does not cover the cost of living in a big city. At the time of the survey, the average (monthly basic salary was 1,449 Ethiopian birr (ETB) (equivalent to about €26). Ironically, about two-third of the workers surveyed had to seek support from families living in the countryside in spite of being wage-earners. There are both internal and external factors that don't make a garment job so attractive.

It’s Now or Never for Ethiopia’s Garment Industry

  • Subir Ghosh

27 November 2023